United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY)

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JoiTtonrb ROM out of the ominous cloud of dread un- certainty and unprecedented transition which followed in the wake of the recent universal upheaval, the Corps has emerged unchanged, fostering still the same noble purpose and striving yet to fulfill the trust its heritage im- poses. This has been rendered only possible through the existence of the living, breathing Spirit of Old West Point. As the guardian of this spirit and its attendant ideals and traditions it has been the privilege of 1922 to humbly serve during the danger period. The perpetuation of this heritage can only be effected by the scrupulous efi orts of its possessors. It, therefore, is the imperative duty of each class as it passes from the Mili- tary Academy to endeavor to leave with those who remain all the finer things which serve to make the Corps immor- tal. So it has been the effort of the makers of this book to convey an idea of the soul which accentuates untiring devotion to Duty, zealous upholding of Honor and loyal service to Country — the true Spirit of Old West Point. It is our earnest desire that this book may prove an assistance to the willing hands which now take over the sacred bur- den ; and that in years to come it may bring back afresh to us the memories of the fellowship of true men bound by the ties of the greatest fraternity in the worlci — the Corps.

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